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Kaslin Group

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The Kaslin group is interested in cellular plasticity in the brain and spinal cord. In particular, the group studies how the neural system can repair itself by mobilising stem cells and how researchers can improve this process.

Research

In the past, neural stem cells and brain regeneration has mostly been studied in vertebrates (such as rodents). But this raises a problem because these vertebrates have very limited potential to regenerate.

Enter the zebrafish. This fish is able to regenerate parts of its central nervous system – even in adult zebrafish. Using the zebrafish model therefore has many advantages for researchers, as it can solve questions that previously could not be answered.

The Kaslin group uses the zebrafish model to reveal how neural stem cell populations are formed during development and how they can be controlled to improve repair after injury or in disease.